Rights can be defined as claims that are legally guaranteed or based on moral principles. A right to free speech is legally guaranteed under Article 19. An author has a moral right to control their work. A right is an interest that is recognized and protected by law, and disregarding someone's right is a legal wrong. Rights give a person the legally guaranteed power to realize an interest and control the actions of others with state assistance. Rights are vested in a person against another person and oblige the bound person to an act or omission for the entitled person's benefit regarding something that is the object of the right. Rights can be classified in different ways, such as moral versus legal rights. Theories of rights include the will

1. Concept of Right

2. • A right can be defined as a claim of title which
may be based on legal guarantee or moral
principal.
• Right to free speech is based on legal
guaranteed under A.19
• An author is said to have moral right on the
control of her work.

3. • “Right is an interest recognized and protected
by a rule of law, it is an interest , respect for
which is a legal duty, disregard of which is a
legal wrong, a violation of justice as per law”.-
Sir John Salmond.
• Sir Salmond also refers to natural rights as
nonsense upon stilts.
• Allen defines Right as the legally guaranteed
power to realize an interest.

4. • Holland defines , Right is the capacity residing
in one man of controlling with the assent and
assistance of the state the action of others.
• For example, Leela has a right to own a car.
• Meaning Leela has the capacity to possess and
own a car (property) and state will punish
anyone who deprives her of this right( through
theft/ illegal means).

5. Rights
• It is vested in a person.(Person of Inherence)
• It is available against a person.(person of
incidence)
• It obliges the person bound to an act or omission
in favour of the person, entitled(content of the
right).
• Every right has a title.
• The act or omission relates to something which
may be termed object or subject matter of rights

6. Classification of rights
• Moral or Natural Right.
• Primary and secondary Rights.
• Public and Private Rights
• Negative and Positive Rights
• Perfect and Imperfect Rights
• Right in rem and Right in personam
• Vested and contingent Right.

7. Theories of Right
• Will Theory
• Interest Theory